Dancesport is a dance comeptition held ever year at BYU in the Marriott center. Students taking ballroom classes can compete in class events and anbody can compete in other harder events called open events. There are events for children who are beginners and for who are quite advanced for their age! The events lasts for 3 nights. On the last night professional dancers come in for their competition. They are amazing to watch. This is a world known event and BYU is known for their very animated audience.
So for the last 3 years I have competed in class and open events and I love it. This year, becuase of my schedule I can only take other evening classes. So I convinced Cole-Mr. never danced before-to take a beginning ballroom couples only class on Fri nights. So after a little persuation he agreed to compete with me in the beginning class event!
255 couples entered our event. There are 6 rounds, a quater final round (last 24 couples), a semi-final round (last 12 couples), and then the final round in which the last 6 couples place 1st through 6th.
I so excited to still be able to compete this year and with none other than my husband!! He was such a good sport! We made it past the first 6 rounds, into the quarter finals, and then into the semi-finals!! We got cut after that because we made a mistake right in front of a judge!! But we made it into the last 12 couples out of 255!! Not too shabby! It was soo much fun!! Here are a few pics from the event. They are kinda blurry cause flash was not allowed.
Here we are waiting for the music to begin. Our dance was the cha cha. I could pass for Latino right? ( and the bun is like a ballroom must-not my choice for hair styles)
Cole's dancing debut!!
pancake breakfast the morning of someones birthday. Everybody's first pancake is always in the shape of the first letter of their name. I don't have pictures of that because we basically rolled out of bed for it. We had to do it at like 6:40 in the morning because it was also the last day of school for my little sisters. Then later that 
day we had cake and ice cream and presents. Alyssa made Cole maracas with pictures of his muscles on them so that is what he is holding in one of the pictures. It was very original. I made the cake so that is way it looks very homely! 
That night we went to the Rough Riders game-the minor league baseball team around here. We were suppose to go with Alexi (best friend from high school) and her boyfriend but he ended up not being able to come so we were a threesome! It was really fun but surprisingly cold. We have had nothing but rain since we got here so it has cooled everything down.
Shan was doing really good...
